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SmartWire-DT greatly simplifies cabling

The traditional trough system holding multiple control wires all leading back to the main controls enclosure was cumbersome, so this OEM opted for a smarter, simpler solution.

SmartWire-DT brought Modular Packaging Systems reduced costs and increased manufacturing capability on machines like the one shown.
SmartWire-DT brought Modular Packaging Systems reduced costs and increased manufacturing capability on machines like the one shown.

Modular Packaging Systems Inc. specializes in the development and manufacturing of machinery for the efficient packaging of dry line products such as pills and capsules—offering a wide range of solutions from stand-alone packing machines to fully integrated and customized packaging lines.

Because each of its customers requires different machines with completely different interfaces to integrate into new or existing packaging lines, Modular Packaging is faced with the challenge of enhancing production line efficiency despite constantly changing communications and wiring tasks. To combat this challenge, the company was looking for a new control panel wiring solution that would simplify manufacturing and troubleshooting processes—with the inherent ability to quickly adapt to constantly changing control platforms.

After consulting with the machine control experts at Eaton, Modular Packaging decided to move forward by integrating Eaton’s SmartWire-DT into its packaging lines. Before Modular Packaging’s work with Eaton, the machines contained a traditional troughing system that held many control wires, all of which lead back to the main enclosure system.

“Our interest in integrating the SmartWire-DT into our lines was sparked when we met with Eaton at PACK EXPO,” says Clifford Smith, President of Modular Packaging. “We were keen on the idea of incorporating a product into our systems that would facilitate building packaging lines quicker, increase product support for our customers, and enhance our control systems.”

The company identified assembly time savings potential in Eaton’s SmartWire-DT panel wiring solution, a single and durable eight-pole cable that can consolidate complex circuit wiring. Modular Packaging’s initial assessment showed that the technology would allow it to establish flexible production lines with:

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